LA Street Food Fest 2010 @Rose Bowl - Pasadena

On July 24th, a normal SoCal sunny day, several thousand food lovers gathered around over 60 food trucks vendors

for an AYCE street food summer tasting event. My kind of weekend night out.

People were fast walking while some were line cutting. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what drives them.

The beef was tender and well seasoned. I was tempted to get seconds, but a voice in me wanted me to save room for others.

Border Grill with Susan Feniger. Salsa on Feniger’s Green Corn Tamale. Delicious!

Prosperous Baby - Thai Spiced Pork spare ribs with red garlic sauce and lemongrass dressing.

Jungle Feast (roast duck or shrimp) - Spicy jungle curry with coconut milk and Thai spaghetti.

Mo-Chica’s selection included two choices: Smoked Salmon or Chicken.

Fresh spring roll served with peanut sauce and a bright smile. It’s true it can be healthy and tasty.

Fish & Shrimp Taco @Mariscos El Tetos.

While it’s simply beautiful and appetizing, the deep fried batter is heavier than it looks.

The Muchie Machine

While waiting for one of the endless lines, the interview of a first bite of the Dogzilla was sure a crowd pleaser.

Dogzilla’s dog consisted of a beef frank, avocado, bacon bits, grilled onions, furikake, Japanese mayo & teriyaki sauce.

The combination and the textures of the ingredients work very well.

The Deadly Syndrome

Now there is no fast walking fast enough to burn off these fast sugar intakes. Endless cone frosting!

Just when thousands of people started to show and line up in the field, we decided to relocate ourselves to the ice cream candy zone.

Vegan treats mint chocolate & Longboards’ addicting Ice Cream Bar

Mini donuts with choices of cinnamon sugar and powered sugar @The Fry Girl

My final bite, monsieur egg, was a whole breakfast plate in two bites.

The Warpaint

It’s no surprise after an event like this one, I was feeling full all the way to the next morning.

Well worth the experience, though.

For more random sample pictures from this event, check them out at my flickr set.

Cook - Thai Red Curry

Had always thought the colorful Thai curries were impossible to make.

After a visit to the Bangkok Market in Hollywood, I was convinced by the friendly Thai lady clerk the otherwise.

First off, the ingredients:

Holy Basil, Bamboo Shoots, Potatoes, Shallots, Ginger & Orange Bell Peppers.

Kara Coconut Cream (200ml), Mae Anong Brand Red Curry Paste (1.5 tablespoons) & 1 cup of water.

Raw Shell-less Shrimp coated with corn starch and white pepper.

Saute the shallots and ginger then add potatoes, bell peppers, curry paste, water & coconut cream bring to boil.

(5-10 minutes)

While waiting for the curry simmering for another 10 minutes, pan fried the shrimp with medium high heat. Crispy.

Add the holy basil and serve with rice of any kind. Serves two.

Judge’s table:

the curry did not taste bad but it was a bit bland. Later I realized that I have forgotten to add the fish sauce.

One tablespoon should do the job. Next time.

Cook - Egg Onion Pancake

I have always been fond of egg onion pancake.
This is my version of the popular Taiwanese breakfast fused with whatever i could find at home. at the moment.

Chopped honey ham, green onion & red onion. One egg.

Whole wheat tortilla over. Flip. (add cheese if desired)


Roll up & chop chop into bite size.

Condiment: ketchup & thick soy sauce. Serve hot.

Santa Monica - Bite Bar and Bakery

One day after I read the entry of Exile Kiss about this spot, BBE came up with the 30% off code.

I knew I had to go and check out the Fantastic Croissant is all about.

80% of the interior is dining tables which left tiny portion of the space for the bar and sofas.

There was only one waiter taking orders while also multi-taking as the cashier. Though he did tried to be attentive.

Still we had to wait and look at other people’s plates.

First up was the Fresh OJ & Hot Chocolate. I believe the OJ was fresh. The Hot Chocolate wasn’t very sweet.

Grilled Steak Sandwich - Served on ciabatta with chimmichurri aioli, balsamic onions, and tomato-olive relish 10.50

side: Cajun Fries 1.50 (Small)

Eggy Bread Sandwich - Mapled breakfast sandwich with egg, Niman Ranch bacon and cheddar cheese served with fruit salad 8.25

The sandwiches were very filling so ended to-going the Fantastic Croissant which turns out to be pretty fantastic.

Bite Bar and Bakery

Menu: http://www.bitebar.com/weekend-brunch-menu.html

http://www.bitebar.com | 3221 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405 | (424)744-8658